Follow at http://www.rungeordierun.com and please donate at https://www.justgiving.com/page/rungeordierun365 I'm currently on a fundraising campaign to run 20,000 miles Around The World in aid of St. Benedict's Hospice (Charity No. 1019410). Other charities that have previously benefited include The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation Bobby Robson Foundation (Charity No. 1057213) and The Children's Foundation (Charity No. 1000013). Whilst not pursuing a world record, the run is following 2 aspects of the Guinness World Record criteria used, not in running, but in cycling for “fastest circumnavigation of the globe by bicycle”; To travel a minimum of 18,000 miles (28,968 km) and to travel through two approximate antipodal points (i.e. opposite points on the planet). The purpose of using the criteria is to, at least, give credibility to the claim that I, Run Geordie Run, will “run around the world”. The distance of my chosen route is 20,000 miles (32,189 km) and it will take approximately 608 days (1 year and 243 days) to complete. The chosen antipodal points are La Coruña in Spain and Christchurch in New Zealand. The run Around The World is split into 10 segments, some of which have been completed already. The circumnavigation of the world started in 2007 and is scheduled to finish in 2028.
